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03 August, 2016

The Instagram vs Snapchat Battle

In case you didn't know, I'm a total Instagram and Snapchat addict. They're definitely my most used apps, the ones that I check all the time and right when I wake up in the morning. Yesterday, we all experienced the new feature on Instagram that allows us to post stories, just like Snapchat. Thoughts?

You might think, but what does this have to do with blogging? Well, a lot, in my opinion. I normally share small beauty bits on my Snapchat. The majority of the time I post selfies o whatever random stuff that comes to mind, simply because most of the people who watch my stories are friends. Yesterday I posted a few things to my Instagram Story and realized that the number of views was obviously larger. That's when I thought, well, this new feature would be more relevant to the people who want to see beauty videos or behind-the-scenes footage of future blog posts. Maybe we can leave Snapchat for what it is: a fun place to share selfies and rant chat for a while, and use Instagram for more blog-related content. The controversy between the two apps is growing, but I keep seeing people adapting pretty well to this. Don't we all love to share content online? In the meantime, you can follow me on Instagram (@sihamhamdan) and Snapchat (@sihamhd).